front upper sway/strut bar. Why won't it fit?

ZLITESZLITES New Wagonist
in Suspension, Braking & Wheels
I was thinking on putting struts all around. But my brother-in-law said that the upper front bar won't fit, due to a part that i forget what he said, is making so any bar won't come across. Can any help me out

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  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    Most brands front and rear will fit no worries.
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    your brother in law doesnt know what he was talking about. front struts bars from any 4th gen will work.
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    ....and rears too.
  • ZLITESZLITES New Wagonist
    cool thanks. Now I get to brag about something I know and he doesn't.
  • HxCforeverHxCforever Wagonist
    wagodizzle wrote:
    ....and rears too.

    not true. i baught a rear strut bar from esp for from a civic/crx and it was 4" to long. the front i had to drill the holes bigger, take off the fuse box and re-bolt it up after the install
  • jdm_ef9412jdm_ef9412 Band Wagon
    i second that the rear strut bar is too long to bolt up requires modification..
  • ThatDoodleThatDoodle Council Member
    The front mght not fit. I remember on my old 2wd dpfi it didnt. The bar would hit the top of the throttlebody. So I bent it a bit to clear. And I also had to remove the fuse box and then bolt it back down by 1 bolt. The rear I used on from a civic/crx and it worked out, the ends were adjustable. C pllar bar works too. get one for a 90-93 integra
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    the bars i had from my hatch fit straight over to my DPFI wagon perfectly, they WERE adjustable though, if that changes anything.
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    Pacifier wrote:
    Most brands front and rear will fit no worries.

    This man speaks the truth! He used to have both front and rear.

    Runs and hides.
  • JDMshuttleJDMshuttle Senior Wagonist
    i have used many diffrent front and rear strut bars with no issue just check to see if its for the right year and c pillar bars work great :D
  • wagodizzlewagodizzle Council Member and EDM expert
    Pacifier wrote:
    Pacifier wrote:
    Most brands front and rear will fit no worries.

    This man speaks the truth! He used to have both front and rear.

    Runs and hides.

    haha, idk about that :lol:

    but same applies here :wink:
  • TIMELESSWHITETIMELESSWHITE Senior Wagonist
    all this talk about strut bars, c pillars and such.... Show us some pics with them mounted? :)

    Cusco bars look good!
  • eldonciv777eldonciv777 Wagonist
    Could someone please show me proof of c pillar bars doing anything at all. I can't believe that it could actually make a noticeable difference in handling. I can understand that bracing would help, but in this case the bracing is no where near a crucial point where flex could affect handling (aka, near the suspension). Other types of chassis flex could, but not the type that is bracing for.

    Heck, the distance between the pillars could change an inch and it wouldn't affect the handling as long as the suspension mounting points stayed the same in reference to one another (except for the slight weight transfer).
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
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    Rear
  • TIMELESSWHITETIMELESSWHITE Senior Wagonist
    ^^ nice pacifier. any others? c pillar...
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    Nah just those. I was after a c-pillar bar but didn't get around to it before the car was stolen.
  • JDMshuttleJDMshuttle Senior Wagonist
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    here are a few pics of what the C-pillar in a wagon looks like.......
  • TIMELESSWHITETIMELESSWHITE Senior Wagonist
    ^^ That's pretty tight.
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